Netflix Subscribers Have Doubled in Canada Since Last Year, Survey Finds

Canadians love watching online video. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Netflix—despite its inferior library North of the border—is popular among Canadians.

According to CBC/Radio-Canada's Media Technology Monitor, 15% of Canadians are now subscribers of the video streaming service. This is more than double the number one year ago, when 7% were subscribers.

A separate survey suggests that Netflix subscribers watch 28% more television overall than the average Canadian, and watch nearly six hours of content on Netflix per week. 74% of Netflix subscribers use the service on their television primarily, 18% on their desktops, 3% on their tablets, and 2% on their smartphones.

With more than 15 million members, Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq: NFLX] is the world’s largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail. For $8.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies streamed to their TVs and computers and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. With Netflix, there are...
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